A sneak peek into Buddha's playlist of Hindi songs

The Buddha taught the world to overcome suffering by living in present moment and developing neither craving for nor aversion to anything. He also asked people not to lie. The Buddha, though, didn’t listen to Bollywood Hindi songs. If he had, he would have appreciated some numbers. He would have disapproved of some as well. Here is a list of three songs from each of these two categories.

2. Abhi sans lene ki fursat nahin hai jo tum meri bahon main ho (Buddha: Lie, a plain lie. No matter how much you enjoy someone’s arms, it can’t be a substitute to your own breath. You live for you breathe. Do not Lie. Move along.)

3. Munni badnam hui darling tere liye (Buddha: Ignorance and therefore suffering. We suffer for we choose a cause of suffering. No point blaming Darling for your badnami. You allowed Darling to defame you, didn’t you?)

And now three songs Siddharth Gautam would have added to his playlist:

1. Yamma yamma, yamma yamma, ye khoobsurat sama, bas aaj ki raat hai zindagi, phir ham kahan tum kahan (Buddha: In the moment song. You live in the present and make the most out of it without caring for tomorrow.)